Omegaverse

Omegaverse :

Omegaverse, also known as A/B/O (an abbreviation for alpha/beta/omega), is a subgenre of speculative erotic fiction, and originally a subgenre of erotic slash fan fiction. Stories in the genre are premised on societies wherein humans are divided into a dominance hierarchy of dominant alphas, neutral betas, and submissive omegas. These terms are derived from those used in ethology to describe social hierarchies in animals

Genre characteristics :

Omegaverse fiction typically focuses on wolf or other canid-like behaviour in humans, especially as it pertains to sexual intercourse. This includes rutting and heat cycles, pheromonal attraction between alphas and omegas, penises with knots ( knotting ), scent marking, breeding, and pack structures. Male omegas are often envisaged as being able to become pregnant. The genre often features other fantasy elements, such as the presence of werewolves or other fantastical creatures. Some works introduce a caste system, where Alphas depicted as the upper class elites while Omegas are the bottom tier and face discrimination. Omegaverse works are most frequently focused on male-male couples, a subgenre of fan fiction known as slash fiction, through heterosexual Omegaverse works have been produced